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Setaria italica (L.) P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr. 51 1812. (Syn: Alopecurus caudatus Thunb.; Chaetochloa germanica (Mill.) Smyth; ….; Chamaeraphis italica (L.) Kuntze; ….; ….)
. Sorry for the picture quality, just curious to know the grass kinds in this hilly habitat.
Height : 3 feet approx., Habitat : hill top, grasslands, shola, Date: December 25, 2007 Time : between 17:15 and 18.00 Location: Muthodi- Mullaiyanagiri hills Western Ghats, Chikka magalur district Karnataka – Looks like a cultivated land. The dominating grass (crop) is Setaria italica    Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week :: Poaceae » ¿ Millet ? at Rajgurunagar for ID :: 26 DEC 09 02:49 :: DV42 : 3 images. 5 posts by 3 authors. Poaceae
¿ Millet ? Place, Altitude: Rajgurunagar, near Pune … about 2000 ft asl
Date, Time: 26 DEC 09 … 02:49pm Habitat: crop field Habit: small herb; perhaps just about 4 ft (cannot recollect) Setaria italica (Foxtail millet or Italian millet)
Poaceae
nodding ¿ Millet ? Place, Altitude: Rajgurunagar, near Pune … about 2000 ft asl Setaria italica (Fox tail millet)
Setaria italica (L.) P.Beauv. SN 15Jan 25 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2)
Setaria italica (L.) P.Beauv,
Thinai in Tamil, cultivated millet var,
Jan2015sk31 Hooghly – grass seeds for munia : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2)
These seeds are sold as fodder for munia or finches. A Panicum seed search shows similar looking seeds. I have been told by the seller that he gets supply from Andhra Pradesh. Is it possible to identify species level only by these seeds? when the birds drop these around feeder some grasses come up… Yes, Didi, I have already conceived that plan…. let me see… Can it be Panicum miliaceum L.? one can try with caryopsis as the above sample also contains lemma. and the size of spikelet can be estimated its around 2.5 mm -3mm in size. the surface and the number of nerves can provide you important information. Many thanks to …, but it becomes more difficult to me to try to get details inside of this fruit-cum-seed. In fact I don’t even have a good magnifying lens. Even then I won’t understand anything at all. Found the book though, can’t have access. These are seeds of Setaria italica.
oh good. so we will find out if it really is setaria? Yes Didi, but there is a problem, there could be seeds of some other grass which look similar were also present in the packet I purchased. However, let us wait to see which grass this turns out to be. I thank … again for the ID of this grass. I also thank … for providing me the idea to grow it. Here is the latest update, photographed today and on the 15th this month. send these to … and sees if agrees … by the way nice growth and pics Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please as Setaria italica Well, it looks like the images in PROTA but would wait for experts. Setaria verticillata ? Thank you … for the update. My heartiest thanks to … I also think this is Setaria species, but not verticillata, I have verticillata where … explained how to identify S. verticillata from other Setaria species. Location Rajnagar Kumarghat Unakoti district Tripura
Please let me know the species I think this is Setaria italica referred to as Kaon Dhan in Bengali which is often cultivated in Eastern India for the edible grains. Fox tail millet – Setaria italica – cultivated millet, used commonly as bird seed . Identification required for this plant from Rajouri jandk: 1 image. I hope Setaria sp. Setaria italica I hope Pl. post a habit image. 1 image Setaria italica – Foxtail millet
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